Substance and behavioral addictions may share a similar underlying process of dysregulation

Affiliations

¹ Preventive Medicine, Psychology, and Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
² Department of Psychology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
³ Child and Adolescent Studies, University of Utrecht, Ultrecht, the Netherlands.

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Steve Sussman et al. Addiction. 2017 Oct.

. 2017 Oct;112(10):1717-1718.

doi: 10.1111/add.13825. Epub 2017 Apr 21.

¹ Preventive Medicine, Psychology, and Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
² Department of Psychology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
³ Child and Adolescent Studies, University of Utrecht, Ultrecht, the Netherlands.

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Keywords: Behavioral addiction; coping; definitions; inclusion and exclusion criteria; social media; substance addiction; theory.

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